Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
569b Sacred Throne
Words: John Kent, 1835
Music: Hugh Wilson, 1764-1824
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Beneath the sacred throne of God
I saw a river rise;
The streams where peace and pard’ning blood
Descended from the skies.
I stood amazed and wondered when
Or why this ocean rose;
That wafts salvation down to man,
His traitors and His foes.
That sacred flood from Jesus’ veins
Was free to make away;
And Mary’s or Manasseh’s stains,
Or sins more vile than they.
I saw a river rise;
The streams where peace and pard’ning blood
Descended from the skies.
I stood amazed and wondered when
Or why this ocean rose;
That wafts salvation down to man,
His traitors and His foes.
That sacred flood from Jesus’ veins
Was free to make away;
And Mary’s or Manasseh’s stains,
Or sins more vile than they.